John's Little Tree vs Orbit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
John's Little Tree
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John's Little Tree is an app-controlled lighted tree that lets you create your own custom lighting scenes effortlessly. Simply capture colors from your favorite clothing, artwork, or any photo, and transform them into personalized lighting themes for your tree. Add dynamic accents like sparkles, fades, and animations to bring your scenes to life. Combine multiple scenes into shows and upload them to your tree, where they can play automatically, even after power outages, without needing to reconnect to the app. Brighten up any space with endless creativity!
Orbit
Experience a serene, interactive 3D model of our solar system. Watch planets orbit, zoom in for detailed views using NASA-based maps, and explore celestial scales and distances. Enjoy a calming, ad-free, and offline visual journey.
- Interactive 3D solar system model
- NASA-based planet textures
- Accurate Kepler orbits (1800-2050)
- Adjustable time speed
- Scale comparisons (distance, size, sunlight)
- Offline functionality
- Ambient sound option
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Set your phone on the desk, turn it landscape, and let the solar system quietly come to life. The Sun breathes. The planets trace their orbits. The stars settle into the dark. Ten worlds, up close. The Sun, all eight planets, and the Moon — rendered from 2K NASA-based maps. Earth's drifting clouds and city lights, Saturn's shadowed rings, a living, glowing Sun. Drag to spin, pinch to zoom, and get close to each one. Orbits in motion. The planets follow JPL-based Kepler orbits across the years 1800 to 2050. Pause, play, or speed up time — from six hours to a full year every second — and watch the whole system dance. See the true scale. Line the planets up two ways: an easy-to-read layout, or their real average distances to scale in AU. Then compare sizes, the length of a year, and how long sunlight takes to reach each world. A quiet place to linger. Leave it running and, after a while, the controls fade away — just the planets, slowly turning. A single tap brings them back. An optional, softly synthesized ambient tone can play along, even with your phone on silent. Chinese & English. Switch languages anytime — the science, comparisons, and sources all come with you. No ads. No subscriptions. No account. Orbit runs fully offline and keeps nothing about you. The solar system, on your desk — quietly turning, always there.
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Verdict
John's Little Tree and Orbit are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | John's Little Tree | Orbit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wobbleworks LLC | 想 李 |
In-app purchases
John's Little Tree
No in-app purchases
Orbit
No in-app purchases









